The Bite:
The sound of a gas-powered lawnmower. So skip the mowers and get your goat. The scrub-grass we loathe is like French fries to billies, so rent a few four-legged lawnmowers for pesticide-free weed-clearing.
What's more annoying than a 100-decible yodel?
Submitted by tmeronek on Thu, 03/13/2008 - 1:50am.
The Benefits:
- Goats eat it all, including typically hard-to-weed blackberries, poison ivy and oak, and thistles.
- It's yodel-ay-he-healthier. Of the 30 most commonly used lawn pesticides, 19 have been linked to cancer.
- Quiet as a yodeler with laryngitis. Unlike weed-whackers, goats hardly make any noise at all.
Personally Speaking:
For a Halloween party one year, Jen's mom went all out. She dressed up as Heidi and rented a goat. Everyone was totally into it...until they realized why the floor was so sticky.
Wanna Try:
- Goatfinder - goat-rental directory with listings in 11 states. Also: a breeders' directory if you're in the market for a new pet (about $100-$200/acre).
Angela Pratt
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DiggBang For The Bite
It can get pricey, and goats aren't as quick as weed-whackers, but getting a goat to do the weeding is about as eco-friendly as landscaping gets.
Cocktail Fact
NYer Ashrita Furman holds the world record for the longest time yodeling (27 hr).
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Mar 13, 2008
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